Chapter III
"What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?" "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?" "The right of an affianced suitor!" Don Fernando started, and turned pale. "Oh, Serafina!
Wolfert's Roost, and Miscellanies
Chapter III
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"What
mean
you,
Sir,"
cried
the
latter,
"by
this
intrusion?"
"What
right
have
you,"
replied
Don
Fernando,
"to
ask
the
question?"
"The
right
of
an
affianced
suitor!"
Don
Fernando
started,
and
turned
pale.
"Oh,
Serafina!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
"What
mean
you,
Sir,"
cried
the
latter,
"by
this
intrusion?"
Line 2
"What
right
have
you,"
replied
Don
Fernando,
"to
ask
the
question?"
Line 3
"The
right
of
an
affianced
suitor!"
Line 4
Don
Fernando
started,
and
turned
pale.
Line 5
"Oh,
Serafina!
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"”
Have
auxiliary verb
US /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"”
Question
noun
US /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"”
Replied
noun
US /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"”
Right
noun
US /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"”
All words in this reading · 28
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affianced
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From this reading "The right of an affianced suitor!"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The right of an affianced suitor!"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don Fernando started, and turned pale.
ask
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From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
Don
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From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
Fernando
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From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
intrusion
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From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
latter
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From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
mean
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From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The right of an affianced suitor!"
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, Serafina!
pale
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From this reading Don Fernando started, and turned pale.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
Serafina
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From this reading "Oh, Serafina!
Sir
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From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
started
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From this reading Don Fernando started, and turned pale.
suitor
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From this reading "The right of an affianced suitor!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What right have you," replied Don Fernando, "to ask the question?"
turned
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From this reading Don Fernando started, and turned pale.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What mean you, Sir," cried the latter, "by this intrusion?"